InYourArea

InYourArea is the UK's leading local news, information and community platform. With over 4 million users, its mobile application is frequently ranked #1 in the UK App Store (News category).

My Role

Built and deployed distributed services in a multi-account AWS setup using Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, ECS, SQS, ALB, DynamoDB, and more, with IaC (CloudFormation, CDK and Terraform) in NodeJS (Typescript) (as well as Python/Go).

Developed reliable ETL pipelines with third-party data integrations and maintained an in-house analytics platform using Glue, Batch, Athena, S3 and more.

Reduced AWS costs through targeted efficiency improvements.

Contributed to key improvements across the full mobile SDLC for iOS/Android using React Native. Built out robust CI/CD pipelines and automated app store releases. Led the migration from Flow/JS to TypeScript. Implemented theming and ensured accessibility compliance. Promoted best practices for deep linking, push notifications, and real-time analytics (GA, Firebase, Amplitude).

Worked with POs and stakeholders to turn business requirements into technical solutions across analytics and advertising. Used user and product data to grow advertiser offerings. Supported security reviews and GDPR compliance. Mentored new hires and created API docs, architecture diagrams, onboarding guides, and runbooks in Confluence and Jira

Date

July 2023

Human hours

2,925

What InYourArea involved (stack)

MongoDBNodeJSReact-NativeAmazon Web ServicesAPI GatewaySESSQSSNSS3ECSDockerAWS AthenaAWS BatchSnowflakeFirebaseAmplitudeChartbeatGoogle Tag ManagerReactNextJSPythonGoLang
InYourArea Townhall Event, Canary Wharf, London

InYourArea

The UK's leading local news, information and community platform

InYourArea iOS application is frequently ranked #1 News app in the UK App Store